Author: Vladimir Isachenkov
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Russian military calls U.S. missile defense a threat
MOSCOW — U.S. missile defense plans are a threat to Russian national security and have slowed down progress on a new arms control treaty with Washington, Russia’s top military officer said Tuesday. Gen. Nikolai Makarov said that a revised U.S. plan to place missiles in Europe undermines Russia’s national defense, rejecting Obama administration promises that…
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Russia’s first stealth fighter makes maiden flight
MOSCOW • Russia’s first stealth fighter intended to match the latest U.S. design made its maiden flight Friday, boosting the country’s efforts to modernize its rusting Soviet-built arsenals and retain its lucrative export market. The Sukhoi T-50’s flight comes nearly two decades after the first prototype of the U.S. F-22 Raptor took to the air,…
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Putin urges U.S. to share missile defense data
MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia wants the U.S. to share detailed data about its planned missile shield under a new arms control treaty, signaling potential new difficulties in the ongoing negotiations between Moscow and Washington. Putin’s televised remarks set a defiant tone as negotiators try to hammer out a successor…
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Russian official: Iranian missile tests cause concern
MOSCOW — Russia voiced concern Monday about the latest Iranian missile tests and urged Tehran to fully cooperate with a U.N. nuclear watchdog and answer questions about its secret nuclear facility, news reports said. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after meeting with his Iranian counterpart at the United Nations in New York that he…